Windows installed and a Huge Clean Up inside

Yesterday, the Carpenters installed our delivered Rylock Windows. They look fantastic.

Today, (Saturday) we pressure cleaned the slab as it was filthy with mud stains and sawdust from the last month of work with nothing but Wind and Rain.

Bricklayer turned up on site today to inspect his job in the coming weeks. 

We had two truck loads of soil delivered which was through us advertising our Wanted Ad for Clean Fill. The quality of soil is fantastic. Just waiting for some sunny days to dry the wet ground on our property so that we can move some of the soil around in preparation for the commencement of landscaping. 

South Side Windows from Rear, Bedroom 3, Bathroom, Bedroom 2, Theatre Room and the very last window is our Ensuite

No Windows on the West rear wall. Another 30,000 Litre Water Tank like the one on the rear of our shed will be positioned here

North Side windows, rear is Bedroom 4, Rumpus Room and then the Alfresco Sliding Doors

From the Front (east) first window is Walk In Robe, then Master Bedroom with it's three windows.

WIR, Master Bedroom, Portico and Garage with two large single doors to the right 

 

North side with Laundry Window, verandah and Library window to the right

Alfresco with Sliding Doors

Garage

Sills for our windows and some of the soil to the left delivered today 

A much cleaner slab now after the big pressure clean

Our Portico looking up

South Elevation

All of this soil has been delivered over the last couple of months

East from the Front Boundary Gates

Return of the Roofers and almost 99% complete .... and Rylock Window delivery

The roofers returned and have almost completed the ColorBond Roof install. What's left requires the erection of Blocks in the Portico area so that they can finish off. Very happy and a job well done. 

Double Glazed Rylock Windows arrived today and they look fantastic. We chose Ironstone colour and we are very, very happy with them. We love the Grey Tint too. Thanks to Sales Consultant John Van Nieukerk from Rylock Pty Ltd Brunswick for his exceptional customer service and efficiency in quoting and ordering. Some of the larger Windows and Sliders require onsite glazing. This will be organised over the next couple of weeks.

Roofers return

Roofers have returned to continue installing roof. Wind is meant to pick up in the afternoon which once again would make it impossible to continue. Our Roofer has been exceptional as has Allan Ridgeway from BlueScope Lysaght in Geelong who quickly quoted and supplied our materials for both the Wood Shed and our new home.

The West (rear) and South side of the roofing almost complete with both Iron and Ridgecap installed

North side almost complete too

Our Austral Bluestone Masonry Smooth Blocks: 1 of 32 pallets

Half the Laundry and Garage remains to be completed

Alfresco Roof installed

Austral Masonry Blocks delivered and another busy day

7:00 am Friday morning, and another rise and shine delivery. This time our gorgeous Austral Masonry Blocks in Bluestone Colour. The first of two semi-trailer loads arrives and the driver unloads and places the pallets around the perimeter of our new home with a Fork Lift. Soon after the first driver has completed unloading, the second semi-trailer arrives and repeats the process. 37 Pallets of assorted, sills, smooth, split face corners and smooth corners. A massive 51.6 tonnes nett weight.

They look amazing and a big thank you to Bob (Robert VanBaar) from Austral Brick, Grovedale, Geelong for his superb customer service, fast quoting and friendly nature.

The first of two truck deliveries

Sproutwell Australia Greenhouses

Following our Block delivery headed out to pick up our Sproutwell Greenhouse Shade System for our Grange 6 x 4m Greenhouse. We're very excited about putting this up, but the weather has been very unkind over the last few weeks and not possible. Thanks Lisa, again for your exceptional customer service and assistance. Look forward to uploading photos once we've commenced installing it.

Methven

Picked up our Methven, Ovalo Hi Rise Basin Mixer for the Powder Room Vanity. 

Our Vanity Basin in the Powder Room is Oval and Glass. More on the Vanity Top later.

Tuffstuff™ by Sisalation® Extra Heavy duty Wall Wrap

Picked up 4 x 1350mm x 60 metre rolls of the above Sisalation TuffStuff Standard which is suitable for Brick Veneer Homes as a Sisalation Wrap. We will be installing this ourselves after our Windows have been placed into position and prior to the Brick (Block) Layers are ready to make a start.

A brief overview of the product:

Tuffstuff™ by Sisalation® is the market leader in the Australian Extra Heavy Duty wall wrap market. Tuffstuff™ by Sisalation® is an essential part of the fabric of any new home or extension providing insulation benefits and the ultimate protection against the elements. It stops moisture from transferring from the external to the internal walls & allows building work to continue inside a home even in inclement weather. This reduces the risk of construction delays. It is also effective in sealing the home and providing a barrier against wind and dust.
Tuffstuff™ by Sisalation® is made from a super strong, tear resistant woven polymer that is laminated to reflective aluminum foil. The foil’s reflective surface keeps radiant heat out of a home while the polymer weave provides a strong, water resistant barrier to protect against the elements. Tuffstuff™ by Sisalation® is available in either Standard or Breather form in a range of roll widths and lengths.

Wind and Rain not a good recipe for Roofing!

Wind, Wind, and more Wind. And then there's the Rain. So much so that it's caused delays for the Roofers getting the roof installed. After Monday's attempt, the roofers returned today (Thursday) and managed to do quite a lot. They're not coming Friday (tomorrow) as more wind has been forecasted.